colorable

  • 1colorable — col·or·able adj: having an appearance of truth, validity, or right if a colorable claim or better can be pleaded D. F. Kolb and M. P. Carroll col·or·ably adv Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 2Colorable — Col or*a*ble, a. Specious; plausible; having an appearance of right or justice. Colorable pretense for infidelity. Bp. Stillingfleet. {Col or*a*ble*ness}, n. {Col or*a*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster] Colorable and subtle crimes, that seldom are taken… …

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  • 3colorable — [kɔlɔʀabl] adj. ÉTYM. 1873, Wurtz; de colorer. ❖ ♦ Didactique. 1 Qui est susceptible de fixer les colorants. || La structure colorable du chromosome. 2 Littér. Qui peut se colorer (Proust …

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  • 4Colorable — or colourable may refer to: Graph coloring in Mathematics in Law, that a legal burden of proof would be met at trial This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal l …

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  • 5colorable — (Amer.) col·or·a·ble || kÊŒlÉ™rÉ™bl adj. able to be colored or painted (also colourable) …

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  • 6colorable — *plausible, credible, believable, specious Analogous words: convincing, compelling, telling, cogent, sound, *valid …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 7colorable — [kul′ər ə bəl] adj. [LL colorabilis] 1. capable of being colored 2. apparently valid, but actually specious colorably adv …

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  • 8colorable — adjective Date: 14th century 1. seemingly valid or genuine < a colorable claim in law > 2. intended to deceive ; counterfeit < colorable and false pretenses > • colorably adverb …

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  • 9colorable — (entrée créée par le supplément) (ko lo ra bl ) adj. Qui peut être coloré. L oxychlorure de zinc [pour l obturation des caries dentaires] est absolument blanc, ou colorable légèrement en gris ou en jaune …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 10colorable cause or invocation of jurisdiction — With reference to actions for malicious prosecution, a colorable cause or invocation of jurisdiction means that a person, apparently qualified, has appeared before a justice and made a complaint under oath and in writing, stating some facts which …

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